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Cities in Virginia by median household income

Vienna, VA had the highest median household income of 39 cities in 2021, at $200,938. Martinsville, VA had the lowest, at $36,832. The median was $63,470 and the figure for Virginia was $80,615. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest200,938Vienna, VA
Lowest36,832Martinsville, VA
Median63,47039 cities
Virginia80,615History

All cities, 2021

Vienna, VA: 200,938 USDVienna, VA200,938Falls Church, VA: 155,071 USDFalls Church, VA155,071Fairfax, VA: 118,492 USDFairfax, VA118,492Herndon, VA: 117,741 USDHerndon, VA117,741Leesburg, VA: 116,350 USDLeesburg, VA116,350Poquoson, VA: 112,026 USDPoquoson, VA112,026Alexandria, VA: 105,450 USDAlexandria, VA105,450Manassas, VA: 101,934 USDManassas, VA101,934Manassas Park, VA: 90,544 USDManassas Park, VA90,544Chesapeake, VA: 85,563 USDChesapeake, VA85,563Suffolk, VA: 81,883 USDSuffolk, VA81,883Virginia Beach, VA: 81,810 USDVirginia Beach, VA81,810Culpeper, VA: 79,572 USDCulpeper, VA79,572Warrenton, VA: 78,275 USDWarrenton, VA78,275Fredericksburg, VA: 72,293 USDFredericksburg, VA72,293Salem, VA: 66,472 USDSalem, VA66,472Colonial Heights, VA: 65,570 USDColonial Heights, VA65,570Williamsburg, VA: 65,297 USDWilliamsburg, VA65,297Christiansburg, VA: 63,934 USDChristiansburg, VA63,934Charlottesville, VA: 63,470 USDCharlottesville, VA63,470Winchester, VA: 61,321 USDWinchester, VA61,321Hampton, VA: 59,380 USDHampton, VA59,380Newport News, VA: 57,463 USDNewport News, VA57,463Norfolk, VA: 56,244 USDNorfolk, VA56,244Richmond, VA: 54,795 USDRichmond, VA54,795Front Royal, VA: 54,731 USDFront Royal, VA54,731Portsmouth, VA: 54,020 USDPortsmouth, VA54,020Lynchburg, VA: 54,015 USDLynchburg, VA54,015Staunton, VA: 53,041 USDStaunton, VA53,041Harrisonburg, VA: 51,055 USDHarrisonburg, VA51,055Roanoke, VA: 48,476 USDRoanoke, VA48,476Waynesboro, VA: 47,238 USDWaynesboro, VA47,238Petersburg, VA: 44,890 USDPetersburg, VA44,890Radford, VA: 44,360 USDRadford, VA44,360Hopewell, VA: 44,209 USDHopewell, VA44,209Bristol, VA: 43,879 USDBristol, VA43,879Blacksburg, VA: 43,804 USDBlacksburg, VA43,804Danville, VA: 38,904 USDDanville, VA38,904Martinsville, VA: 36,832 USDMartinsville, VA36,832Vienna, VA: 200,938 USDVienna, VA200,938Falls Church, VA: 155,071 USDFalls Church, VA155,071Fairfax, VA: 118,492 USDFairfax, VA118,492Herndon, VA: 117,741 USDHerndon, VA117,741Leesburg, VA: 116,350 USDLeesburg, VA116,350Poquoson, VA: 112,026 USDPoquoson, VA112,026Alexandria, VA: 105,450 USDAlexandria, VA105,450Manassas, VA: 101,934 USDManassas, VA101,934Manassas Park, VA: 90,544 USDManassas Park, VA90,544Chesapeake, VA: 85,563 USDChesapeake, VA85,563Suffolk, VA: 81,883 USDSuffolk, VA81,883Virginia Beach, VA: 81,810 USDVirginia Beach, VA81,810Culpeper, VA: 79,572 USDCulpeper, VA79,572Warrenton, VA: 78,275 USDWarrenton, VA78,275Fredericksburg, VA: 72,293 USDFredericksburg, VA72,293Salem, VA: 66,472 USDSalem, VA66,472Colonial Heights, VA: 65,570 USDColonial Heights, VA65,570Williamsburg, VA: 65,297 USDWilliamsburg, VA65,297Christiansburg, VA: 63,934 USDChristiansburg, VA63,934Charlottesville, VA: 63,470 USDCharlottesville, VA63,470Winchester, VA: 61,321 USDWinchester, VA61,321Hampton, VA: 59,380 USDHampton, VA59,380Newport News, VA: 57,463 USDNewport News, VA57,463Norfolk, VA: 56,244 USDNorfolk, VA56,244Richmond, VA: 54,795 USDRichmond, VA54,795Front Royal, VA: 54,731 USDFront Royal, VA54,731Portsmouth, VA: 54,020 USDPortsmouth, VA54,020Lynchburg, VA: 54,015 USDLynchburg, VA54,015Staunton, VA: 53,041 USDStaunton, VA53,041Harrisonburg, VA: 51,055 USDHarrisonburg, VA51,055Roanoke, VA: 48,476 USDRoanoke, VA48,476Waynesboro, VA: 47,238 USDWaynesboro, VA47,238Petersburg, VA: 44,890 USDPetersburg, VA44,890Radford, VA: 44,360 USDRadford, VA44,360Hopewell, VA: 44,209 USDHopewell, VA44,209Bristol, VA: 43,879 USDBristol, VA43,879Blacksburg, VA: 43,804 USDBlacksburg, VA43,804Danville, VA: 38,904 USDDanville, VA38,904Martinsville, VA: 36,832 USDMartinsville, VA36,832
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Vienna, VA200,938
2Falls Church, VA155,071
3Fairfax, VA118,492
4Herndon, VA117,741
5Leesburg, VA116,350
6Poquoson, VA112,026
7Alexandria, VA105,450
8Manassas, VA101,934
9Manassas Park, VA90,544
10Chesapeake, VA85,563
11Suffolk, VA81,883
12Virginia Beach, VA81,810
13Culpeper, VA79,572
14Warrenton, VA78,275
15Fredericksburg, VA72,293
16Salem, VA66,472
17Colonial Heights, VA65,570
18Williamsburg, VA65,297
19Christiansburg, VA63,934
20Charlottesville, VA63,470
21Winchester, VA61,321
22Hampton, VA59,380
23Newport News, VA57,463
24Norfolk, VA56,244
25Richmond, VA54,795
26Front Royal, VA54,731
27Portsmouth, VA54,020
28Lynchburg, VA54,015
29Staunton, VA53,041
30Harrisonburg, VA51,055
31Roanoke, VA48,476
32Waynesboro, VA47,238
33Petersburg, VA44,890
34Radford, VA44,360
35Hopewell, VA44,209
36Bristol, VA43,879
37Blacksburg, VA43,804
38Danville, VA38,904
39Martinsville, VA36,832

Other periods

About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Virginia by median household income, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by median household income, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/virginia-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Vienna, VA, with $200,938 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Martinsville, VA, with $36,832 in 2021.

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